Wallet with attached pocketcarrying holder



July 19, 1949. s. KNEE WALLET WITH ATTACHED POCKET'CARRYING HOLDER Filed Feb. 6, 1946 INVENTOR. /M

ing the latter from the wallet compartment. further feature of said holder and its relation to compartment.

Patented July 19, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALLET WITH ATTACHED POCKET- CARRYING HOLDER Simon Knee, Newark, N. J.

Application February 6, 1946, Serial No. 645,752

2 Claims.

This invention relates to wallets or similar articles.

In accordance with the present invention the wallet is provided with a compartment or pocket having a top opening, and a holder for paper money or other papers is movably secured in said compartment, said holder being movable from a position within the compartment to a position externally thereof where it may be folded over the adjacent side portion of the wallet, if so desired. Further, the movable holder comprises two sides which being joined to each other preferably at two edges only thereof, can be moved apart so as to facilitate access to the contents of the holder. Also, the construction and arrangement of the holder, in its tethered relation to the wallet, is such that it is possible to obtain access to the contents of the holder without removthe wallet in said compartment thereof resides in the function of said holder as a dividing or separating means or partition wall in the wallet compartment or pocket. The provision of a wallet of this construction constitutes one object of my present invention.

A further object of the present invention is to provide the wallet with a compartment of such construction and arrangement in relation to certain parts of the wallet that the presence of said compartment is not noticed by one unfamiliar with the construction of the wallet. More specifically, in accordance with the object of the invention, a part of the inner main wall of the wallet is arranged so that it forms the outer wall of said compartment and an additional wall is secured to said part of the main wall, forming a second compartment therewith, and has its upper edge spaced below the upper edge of said main wall thus directing the attention of the observer to said second compartment and away from said first compartment. Also, there is preferably provided a closure flap for said compartment and said closure is arranged for releasable securement to said additional wall and thereby further tends to conceal the presence of said first Further, when the above mentioned holder is in said first compartment the top thereof is positioned below the top of said compartment so as not to be visible. Thus, said first compartment provides the wallet with a secret pocket.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which are to be considered as illustrative of the invention, but not in limitation thereof:

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an inner side View of a foldable wallet, in the unfolded condition thereof, showing the holder removed from the wallet compartment;

Fig, 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1 but showing the holder in a different position outside of the compartment;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the holder within the compartment;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holder separated from the wallet.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the present invention is illustrated as embodied in a foldable wallet In of the type which is provided with a slide-operated fastener F having interlocking elements which are engaged and released by a slider S. It will be understood that the present invention may be embodied in any other type of wallet or container. Said wallet comprises the main foldable pocket formed by the outer wall [2 and the inner wall [4 which are joined to each other, as by stitching, at their opposite ends l6 and at their lower edges l8. A compartment 20 is disposed at one side of the central line of fold of the wallet and as here shown is provided with an end opening 22 disposed near and extending parallel to said line of fold. Said compartment is formed by a part of main wall l4 and by window piece 23 which is stitched at the top and bottom and outer end edge thereof to the adjacent edges of said part of wall M, the upper and end edges of said window piece being preferably flush with the adjacent edges,

. respectively, of wall I4,

In accordance with the present invention the wallet I0 is providedwith a compartment 24 which is disposed at the other side of the line ,of fold of the Wallet and which is provided with a top opening 26.

Said compartment comprises a wall 28 stitched to wall It in position between the inner surface of said wall and the confronting portion of wall 28, by the lines of stitching 30 and 32 at the side edges of compartment 24 and by the stitching 34, stitching 3'2 and 34 being preferably the stitching which also secures walls l2 and I4 to each other and which secures the lower and end edges of window piece 23 to wall M. A second compartment 36 is provided by securing a piece of material 38 to the other side of wall M by said stitching 30, 32 and 34. A

2. In a wallet having inner and outer walls defining the main pocket of the wallet havin a top opening, a third wall secured at its opposite side edges and at its lower edge to said inner wall and positioned between the latter and said outer wall of the main pocket and defining a compartment with said inner wall, said compartment having a top opening, a holder secured in said compartment in movable relation thereto and movable into and out of said compartment through said opening thereof, said holder having two walls joined at their lower edges, means for securing said holder in said compartment comprising a piece of foldable material having one end fastened to said holder adjacent said joined lower edges thereof and being fastened in said compartment at the lower part thereof and dimensioned so that said holderb's movable out of said compartment through said opening of the latter, and a fourth wall secured at its opposite side edges and at its lower edge to said inner wall of the main pocket and positioned at the outer surface of said inner wall and defining a compartment therewith having a top opening,

the upper edge of said fourth wall being disposed below the upper edge of said inner wall whereby to expose an upper marginal edge portion of the outer surface of said inner wall above the upper edge of said fourth wall whereby the presence of said first mentioned compartment is not readily observable, and a closure flap secured to said third wall and releasably securable to said fourth wall for closing both of said compartments, the presence of said closure flap and the provision for releasably securing it to said fourth wall serving additionally to conceal the presence of said first mentioned compartment and the presence of said holder therein.

SIMON KNEE.

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